Linda Marra, of Sparman Place in Secaucus, was arrested on July 3 and she appeared in Criminal Justice Reform Court in Jersey City on one count of theft on Wednesday afternoon with her attorney Alberto Soto.

Marra, who was employed by the family business, said nothing at the brief hearing other than answering in the affirmative when the judge asked her if she was a U.S. citizen and in the negative when asked if she ever served in the military.

Her next court date is set for Aug. 14 before Hudson County Superior Court Judge Paul DePascale in the Hudson County Administration Building in Jersey City. Hudson County Assistant Prosecutor Jamie Fitzgerald represented the state at the hearing.

The owners of Marra Drugs went to police after realizing that money was being taken from the store’s gift card shop cash register, lottery machine and regular cash register on a regular basis. They suspected a sizable amount was being taken because only about $300 a week appeared to be coming into the store, the criminal complaint says.

The business also received an anonymous call from a Capital One employee who told them Marra had been making suspicious cash deposits into her personal bank account, the complaint says.

The investigation revealed that from July of 2018 to March of 2019, $54,860 had been taken. Marra was charged after police learned she was the person who did the end-of-the-day cash tally at the store, and had her bank account records were reviewed, the complaint says.